Improved spring-bed bottom



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JosrsTENenL, or onoron, MICHIGAN.

Letters Patent No. 97,720, dated December 7, 1869.

, IMPROVED SPRING-BED BOTTOM The Schedule referred to in these LetterarPatenr. and making'part of the same.

Be it known that .I, Josr STEnonL,-of Oroton, in

the county ofNewaygo, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Bed Bottoms; and I do hereb'ydeclare that the folf lowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

reference beinghad to .the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which I form a part of this specification. I

The nature of my invent-ion consists in the construction of a spring-bottom for bedsteads, as will be here- YIn order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and. use the same, I

will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, refer-ring to the annexed drawings,-in which-- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of a bedstead, with my improvement attached.

A represents a bedstead, of any construction de- 1 sired, near the head and footof which is placed a cross-slat, B, such as is commonly used in cottagebedsteads.

1 On the slats B-B, along each side of the bedstead,

is placed a spring,'(), which is,on top, in the centre, I provided with a piece of wood, 1), rounded on on top. ,"lhe piece D is kept stationary on the spring 0 by means of two wooden pins, going into the spring, and ingcase the springs O 0 should stay bent, they can be turned over, and the pieces D D placed on top again. 7

The springs O O and pieces D I) may be made of scantling, or any other wood, where much spring is not wanted, by tapering them down from 'the middle toward each end, so that the bed-bottom springs can bend onmhem.

The bed-bottom proper is constructed in-thefo1lowing manner:

A series of bed-slats, E E, running lengthwise of the bed, is secured, at each end, between cross-slats I I, by' means of bolts a a.

On each side, running parallel with the slats E E, is placed a spring, G, tapered on each end, so as to go in between the cross-slats I I, and loose enough to let the bed-slats'bend down in the middle, and the springs themselves bend down at the ends, and up in the middle. I

When the bottom, thus constructed, is placed in the bedstead, the springs G G rest upon the pieces D D.

At each end of the bedstead are suitable blocks to keep the bottom from tipping, one of said blocks being provided with a key, so that the bottom can be taken out and turned over, whenso desired If the springs O O or GG should get bent down, in time, the bottom and the springs can easily be turned over, so that the springs may be as good as new.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

able pieces D D, as and for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The bed-bottom, herein described, composed of the bed-slats E E, cross-slats I I, and springs G G, all as specified. I

3. The arrangement, within a bedstead, of the springs G 0, pieces D D, bed-slats ,E E, cross-slats I I, and springs G G, all constructed as described, and operating as and for the purposes herein set fortln In testimony that I claim theforegoing as-myown, I afiix my signature, in presence of two,wltnesses.

' J OS'l STENGEL.

Witnesses: a Pa ms A. HARRISON,

Gnone Sancrz.

1. The reversible springs O 0, provided with mov- I 

